Step 1:
The first step to converting 24071.942204786 to a fraction is to re-write 24071.942204786 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24071.942204786 can be written as simply 24071.942204786/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24071.942204786, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24071.942204786/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24071.942204786/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 24071.942204786 as a fraction:
409223/17 / 1